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Dacoits strike at gas agency in east Delhi

TNN | Updated: Jul 25, 2019, 09:59 IST

A team of forensic experts later visited the crime scene and found an empty cartridge and fingerprints.

NEW DELHI: At least seven armed men stormed a gas agency in east Delhi’s Trilokpuri on Wednesday and made away with approximately Rs 1 lakh after holding five people captive. They even fired in the air.

Police said the incident happened at the gas agency in Block 31 around 3.30pm. The assailants came on four motorcycles. When they entered the agency, they pulled out guns and threatened to shoot if anyone tried to escape. One of them fired a shot in the air to warn the people. There were only five men inside the agency at that time. Their money and cellphones were taken away. After they left, the police were informed. DCP (east) Jasmeet Singh said nobody was injured in the attack. Nearly Rs 1 lakh cash was looted along with two cellphones. Police said their investigation has indicated that the robbers knew about the layout of the agency and knew when there would be fewer people there. The role of an insider is being investigated and a police team is preparing a list of the current and former employees. Police also suspect that there were other associates of the robbers waiting outside the agency at the time of the heist. Another police team is scanning CCTV footage of the area. The registration details of the four motorcycles are also being gathered with the help of transport agencies. Police teams are also checking the dossiers of the local criminals active in the area and have sought information from informers about the incident. The statements of all five people who were held captive have been recorded and police are planning to prepare sketches of the suspects as well. The incident happened at a time when the agency was about to down shutters for the day, and the staff were putting the day’s collection in a safe. The employees of the agency are also being questioned. A team of forensic experts later visited the crime scene and found an empty cartridge and fingerprints. In Video:Delhi: Dacoits strike at gas agency, loot around Rs 1 lakh